Placer, El Dorado and Amador counties won awards at the State Fair. Counties throughout the state compete for best exhibit. Glenn County took the best in show award. The 2013 Counties Exhibits Competition includes two new awards: Best of Division for Community Built Exhibits and Best of Division for Professionally Built Exhibits. Although the builders […]
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By Mandy Kendall I recently decided to immerse myself into finding out more about the Health Care Reform that comes into effect next year. Working on the premise that there is “no such thing as too much information” I decided to pass on the facts and recommendations that I discovered. Here are some of the […]
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By Kathryn Reed Today will be Linda Kaczmar’s last reconstructive surgery. It is one of many milestones for her in 2013. It was not a decision she thought she would have to make again. When she went through all the breast cancer treatments 10 years ago she believed she was done with oncology wards. But […]
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By Justin White, Washington Post Have you heard about FOMO — “fear of missing out”? Most common among the under-30 crowd, it happens when someone feels nervous about not attending social events, like that awesome party everyone else enjoyed last weekend. People have always been concerned about their social standing, but the explosion of social […]
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By Aron Chilewich, New Republic A study from the Pew Research Center on young Americans’ library habits defies the conventional narrative of today’s youth as a generation who has abandoned print. Despite being heavy Internet users, the press release states that “Americans under age 30 are strong supporters of traditional library services,” including in-person assistance […]
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By CBS News Exercise can lower anxiety, but how it does so remains a mystery. Now, a new study conducted at Princeton University, published in the Journal of Neuroscience, may offer clues as to what happens in the brain. Conducted on mice, the study was done on two groups of the animals. The first group […]
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UNR is putting on the 57th Lake Tahoe Music Camp July 21-27 at the Nevada State 4-H Camp in Stateline. Each year, nearly 200 students in grades 8-12 participate in a week of music activities, rehearsals, team building exercises and recreation time, all on the shores of beautiful Lake Tahoe. The camp is filled with […]
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By Joshua Brustein, Bloomberg Businessweek Urban designers take note: If you want to create modern-day public squares that encourage strangers to cross paths, try offering outlets at which passers-by can plug in their phones. AT&T has begun installing solar-powered phone-charging stations on locations around New York City. The thin towers are topped by solar panels […]
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Bella is a 3-year-old black Labrador who is a bit confused at being in the shelter – and no wonder, she was surrendered because she barked at night while her owner was at work. She is a very sweet dog who will do better in a home where her people are with her at night, […]
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Sierra Nevada Ballet has selected the famed Coppelia ballet for its summer performances which are scheduled for July 27 at Nightingale Hall as part of the Artown Festival and July 29 on the outdoor stage at Sand Harbor State Park in conjunction with the Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival. A comic love story, Coppelia is filled […]
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